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Advertisers end Friends of the Idge Onlyl
Thanks' you folks hove done it egam1 In the fare of imminent peril
you have allowed us to u rv iv e lo r a while longer
our year end statement was wonderful
The response to
we here even had folks ask
lor a rete increase lor their eds - - eet your heart out OregonianI
Editorial
Below you will find o r te a r End Statement for our advertisers and
<xr supporters We else would like to drew your ettention to <xr
subscription rate increase Out to the coming postal rata increases
end the cost o» handling. NEW subscriptions to the Edge w ill be 130,
renewals will, of e<xrsa. remain at the same rate at which you
Now & Then
originally «Aiscribed We do have sever el folks whose subscriptions
have expired I f y o u r Id g e hag a n d /e r c o p y have an U pp er
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Serious Note1 U ntil Hwy 101 is open again
we think it would Pe in the interest of all
concerned that log trucks be banned from
Hwy 53 A lot of folks who live in Manzanita
and work in Cannon Beach or vice versa, have
come close to losing it on this winding
narrow dangerous road There have been
several accidents already, and the word is
Hwy 101 w ill be closed for possibly months
This is a m atter of LIFE AND DEATH1 NO LOG
TRUCKS ON 53" Call the Highway Dept, the
State Patrol, your State Rep , the Governor,
everyone you know The life you save w ill in
all likelihood be that of someone you love
As you know, the edvertiaing policy of the Edge is to
luppoct businrtaes that are supporting the co m au nity and
the planet Our obreri is to help our readers fin d our
advertisers so our advertisers can continue to afford to
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We think you have (he rig h t to know what we do w ith
your money so here is a breakdown Each issue roata
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Coyote Oist gets 150 to cover the Portland. Salem.
Attention Clatsop Coast Range Association
Members and Friends'" Mark Feb 9th on your
calendar Around 6pm on that day there w ill
be a major Schmooze Session at the Cannon
Beach Chamber of Commerce The book
Clearcut w ill be available for perusing,
Oregon wine and cheese w ill be there for
snacking ano sipping, and there w ill be talk
about plans for a series of meetings w ith
Cavenham and other players in the
Watershed issue Please come -- the
salmon, trees, and view you save could be
your own
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Pottage is approxim ately 1150 per month to mail papers to
folk« up and down the coast Irom Newport to A s to ria and
our subscribers in 22 atatea and A u s tra lia We also on
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of $5 per a rtic le or trade out lor subscription« We often
must make PMTs of photographs and reductions of
graphics etc which averages out to about $10 per issue
plus phone and envelopes and general office s tu ff
u sually ada up to about 1900 to
1 1000
per month
This
Where
does (hat money come Irom? M oatly Irom you but if you
look at (he January Edge you w ill tee approxim ately 111
ads and at $20 each, are should be making in excess of
120 0 0 or 1 1000* p ro fit W e ll, not re a lly Of (he 111 ada.
36 are free, folks that we believe our readers should know
about in ap ite of (he (act (hat they ran t afford the cast of
an ad
16 are p u b lic service ads. lik e KMVN. KBOO and
various non p ro fit m ta b ith m e n lt and event« and I I ara
barter - we trade for help in d is trib u tio n ,
or what have you That leaves 48 paid eda
are not a ll $20 ada. tome i r e $30. our most
far is $50. but some are ss little es $6 So.
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or for a rticles
And. no they
expensive so
as you can sees
the $10 0 0 nut i i not always to easy to crack each month
Th« Beloved Reverend
Last year the Edge ended up $ 2 0 0 0 in the hois, but ww
Billy Lloyd Hult»
believe we have made s d ifferen ce
Assistent 141 t e r /6 r ap hies fd lte r The
Humble Mt Sally Louise Leciteli
Science Tdlter/V olce of Rassen/Indi an
CountryZUecle M ike/alc Michael Burees»
W lldllfa/M ttslc Reporter Peler 'Spud'
Siegel
f dec et Ien fd lte r: Peter Lindsey
Meanwhile in Newport Alex Lefollette
Imgrevlsetlenal fngInear Dr Kerkeys
P elitical Consultent Kathleen Krushas
Investigative Reporters Maj O' s
Puzzle Person Js Craze
Movies l> feed: Rob Mi 11 iron
Ace R e p o rte r in P e rtle n d
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mora people read us and support our advertisers, we
believe a lot of our free ad folks w ill be able to contribute,
and help ua gel our head above water
L is t year in our 'Year End S ta te a e n t' we said we were
try in g to grow to I b pages and 5 0 0 0 copies per issue
W ith your help we have reached (hat goal and we are now
aim ing at 20 pages and 700 0 copies as we approach our
th ird year as an a lte rn a tiv e voice on the Upper I*eft Edge
of Amer ica
Happy New Year, and we look forward to w orking and
growing w ith you in
1994
We can t do it without you. so
keep those checks romingli Thanks
Ron Logan
Peet-in Residence Bill Clume
Ferelga Cerrespondents Bill Wickland. S
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Dear Editor
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Chris M Cowan
Oearhart
Dear Reverend
I read w ith much disgust the recent letters
in your newspaper responding to Sahhalie
I find th e ir . as well as y o u r, responses to
our project and the City of Seaside s decision
very ironic (o r is it h ypo critica l) One of
your emotionally distraught readers is upset
because they don't know who Czrrzrte Trust is
Yet their scr ibble at the end of the ir letter
hardly lets us k now who wrote this dr ibble
( The rest of their dribble is » g ro s s ly
inaccurate and fu ll of such hatred it s not
worth debating) It a l» appears that the
balance of the letter s in your paper are signed
w ith a firs t name only Who are these people
and what do they do9 Again your subscribers
prove that what s good for the goose is not
necessary good for the gander
In your editorial you grossly misrepresent
the public review process Mow dare you claim
the the City of Seaside re fu » d to vote in public
To the contrary, they not only voted in public,
they conducted over 18 hours of public
hearings in which the same testimony was
hear d ad nauseum If you were a credible
journalist I might gel very upset Believe it or
not w e re the type of development teem you
should applaud, but ask mg you to think
rationally would be fru itle ss
Ahh
and fin a lly the d irty subject of
■profit" It seems that anyone w ith motives
other than your own is despicable when it
comes to mak mg money Yet, you find it quite
reasonable to ask Santa for bigger paychecks, a
facsimile machine ( by the way I have a very
good used one - cheap), p rin te r and a copy
machine O h.andareadershipof7.O O O -
ostensibly » y o u can make more money Yet
wouldn't a larger readership and a 20 page rag
use more trees9 Recycled paper only goes »
ta r, you know An old
VW9 Now there is a responsible approach to
gas emissions Running a piece of junk around
town - - w ith your only motive being to "look“
the part
Once again the purveyors of a ll that is good
in the wor Id, the self appointed defenders of the
universe have shown th e ir true colors A
worthy cause is above reproach and above the
law If one's cause, however, is "deemed" evil
then you had best adhere to the law or just die
By the way. why would you break the law by
engaging a "would- be archaeologist" to
trespass and dig on my client s property after a
new stele law p ro h ib its such a c tiv ity ? Shame
Alison Pride
Mr Baseball Himself
Tales of the Northern Seas: Mer ft. Rory
tec al C eler
continue to acoomudete development to the
(ttre m e nt of our most significant natural
resources if you decide to do anything about
it. be prepared for a discouraging experience
I'm now convinced' L ittle environmental
protection w ill be effertad in Seaside u n til the
current office-holders, Council and Planning
Commission, are changed
I t Is tim e to re n e w
We appreciate your support
In April, our THIRD anniversary. we plwi to do an issue that
focuses on the people who make the Edge happen, our adyertisers
fd ltc r/P w fe lljto r
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I attended the Seaside Planning Commission
Meeting on Tuesday, January 4. 1994 One of
the ajenda items was a petition submitted by
Oregon Natural Resources Council This was a
request asking the Planning Commission to
initiate a zone change at the high salt marsh
located on Cascade Trust property slated for
the, » c a lle d , Sahhalie Condominiums
Presently Ihe zoning for this important salt
marsh is illegally designated as A - 3 T h is is a
zone designation indicating a freshwater coastal
lake To date, the City of Seaside has not been
able to iustantidte th b e rrun eu us zoning w ith
proper documentation, but for development
purposes, continues to process this most
significant salt marsh on the lower Necanium
under false guide lines
The 0 N R C petition presented to the Seaside
Planning Commission could have started the
process for designating the tid a lly influenced
marsh as A - 1 . Natural Aquatic, as i, deserves
This proposal was quickly swept to yet another
corner, w ith the Commissioners deciding to
consider zone changes at their upcoming
wetlands review and workshop Another
missed opportunity in the name of politics as
usual
I urged the Planning Commission to consider
the possible lia b ility issues of the Cascade
development proceeding w ith bridge building,
under the false guide lines of a freshwater
marsh Building standards should conform to
this fact There seemed to be little concern
forthcoming from the Seaside Planning
Commission, but whet can we expect9
The record stands for itself Seaside w ill
on you reverend Certainly a man of the cloth
knows the difference between rig h t and wrong
Unless the cloth is made of bur lap
And please don't test your patience in try in g
ngt to despise me I could re a lly care less I
am s o rry you find life » miserable that all you
can do Is look for the bad in the world
Sincerely,
Stephen wasserberger
Steve,
We don t think you are a bad guy, you are an
architect, which is sort of like an a rtis t
("Frozen Music" and all tha t), we just think
you guys picked the wrong place for your
really cool project And though we do not doubt
your personal in te g rity , we have grave doubts
about your playmates at Cascade Trust and
Seaside City Hall What about answers, Steve
- - Who do you work fo r9 Why are you tak mg
this » p e rs o n a lty ? Why this piece of land ?
W h a td o e s th e A irp o rth a v e to d o w ith it9 is
anyone fro m Ira n in vo lve d 9 T h e * and of her
questions w ill be asked u n til we find out the
whole s to ry , » we look forward to hear ing
from you «jam rea l » o n
Peace, B illy
Save the Necanicum Estuary Benefit
Saturday Feb 19th 7 30pm t i l late Sons of
Norway Lodge on the west side of Hwy 1 0 1
between Gear hart and Seaside just past the
Pizza Palace, behmg the Seaside L ittle League
Baseball Field Refreshments etc ( beer )$ 10
donation requested for adults, children
welcome and free Proceeds to help pay legal
fees to fight the Sahhalie Condor'
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